Just In Time For The Holidays: Low Calorie Foods

Holidays are around the corner and this means we are all going to eat more than we should. This means that as of the first of the year we are all going to start making resolutions to lose weight. Same as every year.

More than half of the US population is now considered obese and from 1980 to 2004, the percentage of young people who were obese tripled nationwide, rising to 18 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Happy holidays!

But there are some little known low calorie foods out there which can make the holidays less difficult. In fact there are so many excellent low calorie food ideas that this lens may develop into several lenses. So, start your holidays out right by planning to include some of these low calorie foods

Becoming a vegetarian: tips for your health

People become vegetarians for all kinds of reasons. Some are allergic to fish or meat. Others only consider the environmental issues. For most the treatment of animals in modern farming methods plays at least some part. My personal reasons have a lot to do with most of those (not the allergy), but also with another less well known factor: being a vegetarian is supposed to be good for spiritual development. The consumption of meat (especially blood) is said to make a person more aggressive. So if you want to become more peaceful it makes sense to stop eating meat.

Vegetarians don't eat fish either. If you do eat fish, please don't call yourself a vegetarian. Call yourself a pescatarian or something.

While a vegetarian diet has the public image of being unhealthy, it is certainly healthier than say a 'McDonalds' diet. On the other hand, there are some things to look out for. I've collected them on my lens: vegetarian health tips.

But all that aside: did you know there are vegetarian foods that just plain make you happy :)